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Lack of diversity causes task force to postpone action

MJ sang "don't stop 'til you get enough." Chapel Hill's growth task force's new motto may be "don't start 'til you get enough."

Updated: Jul. 9, 2009 11:02 AM | Full story

Chapel Hill ex-broker pleads guilty to fraud

A former Chapel Hill stockbroker has pleaded guilty to several crimes related to securities fraud following an investigation by the N.C. Secretary of State's Securities Division.

Updated: Jul. 9, 2009 5:28 AM | Full story

Chapel Hill pro-development group forms

A pro-development group has formed to influence this year's Town Council election.

Updated: Jul. 7, 2009 9:00 PM | Full story

Coyote activity up at Carolina North

UNC reports an increase in coyote activity in the Carolina North and Crow Branch Divisions of the Forest (east of the railroad tracks).

Updated: Jul. 8, 2009 3:38 PM | Full story

Rabid animals in Orange and Durham

Durham County confirmed another case of rabies in a fox Tuesday, the fourth fox and the fifth animal overall to test positive for rabies in the county since January. The other animal was a skunk.

Updated: Jul. 7, 2009 9:00 PM | Full story

Incumbents are the first to file

Several incumbents are among the candidates who filed the paperwork Monday to run for local and county political offices this fall.

Updated: Jul. 6, 2009 9:27 PM | Full story

A vision for jobs clouds over

Back in February 2007, the eco-developers at Greenbridge anticipated offering dozens of jobs to neighborhood residents at their $50 million construction project.

Updated: Jul. 7, 2009 7:01 AM | Full story

Three careers, and some dancing, kept him busy

Life Stories:When Ed Hamlin decided in his late 60s that it was time to enroll in law school, those closest to him were not surprised. In fact, his wife, Doris Hamlin, was all for it.

Updated: Jul. 6, 2009 5:37 AM | Full story

Peak's departure leaves some angry

The departure of Peak Fitness from the Triangle has been less than smooth, and as the gym chain closes facilities in the area, many members are scrambling for refunds, answers and resolution that may not come.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2009 11:03 PM | Full story

New fees kick in today

Today marks the start of the new fiscal year for local governments in the Triangle, which means new or higher fees go into effect for a variety of services.

Updated: Jul. 1, 2009 5:27 AM | Full story

Accord reached on Carolina North

The UNC-Chapel Hill Board of Trustees unanimously approved an agreement with the town Thursday that will regulate the development of the Carolina North satellite campus over the next 20 years. It was an agreement 20 years in coming.

Updated: Jun. 26, 2009 6:00 AM | Full story

'Famine' shutters Varsity

The Varsity Theater, a mainstay of downtown that has lured generations of college students and townies across its sticky floors for mainstream movies and obscure art-house flicks, is going dark.

Updated: Jun. 26, 2009 5:47 AM | Full story

Victim of rabid fox retains wit

One day after she was bitten by a rabid fox, Patsi Furr feels fine enough to joke about her up-close encounter with nature gone wild.

Updated: Jun. 24, 2009 10:39 PM | Full story

Probe finds no fault in student's death

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools found no evidence of carelessness or foul play following the death of a Chapel Hill High School football player in August, according to a report made public Tuesday.

Updated: Jun. 23, 2009 11:13 PM | Full story

3 speak against trash transfer station

More than a dozen people lined up to speak Monday against locating a trash transfer station on Millhouse Road, but Mayor Kevin Foy allowed only three of them to speak because the issue was not on the agenda.

Updated: Jun. 22, 2009 11:24 PM | Full story

Chapel Hill OKs Carolina North plan

The Town Council approved 3 million square feet of development in one fell swoop Monday night, giving UNC-Chapel Hill the go-ahead to build its satellite campus north of downtown.

Updated: Jun. 23, 2009 5:29 AM | Full story

'Cue isn't all that's hot on Hog Day

If there was a commonly agreed upon strategy for enjoying Saturday's Hog Day festivities, it was to drink lots of water and pray for cloud cover.

Updated: Jun. 21, 2009 5:17 AM | Full story

Council to wait on waste site until Sept.

The Chapel Hill Town Council will not discuss offering land off Millhouse Road for a possible trash depot Monday night, its last meeting before summer break.

Updated: Jun. 19, 2009 9:24 PM | Full story

Pease to run for Chapel Hill Town Council

Gene Pease, a veteran of community boards and CEO of several companies, is running for Chapel Hill Town Council.

Updated: Jun. 18, 2009 2:39 PM | Full story

Foy denies making promises on waste

Mayor Kevin Foy said Wednesday that he never promised to keep a trash transfer station off town land on Millhouse Road if Rogers Road residents objected.

Updated: Jun. 18, 2009 5:36 AM | Full story

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